From 1983 : Responsible
for policies, strategic planning and overall supervision of theorganisation’s operations
which include: analysis of sustainable development
options, innovation, manufacturing and marketing of technologies and products aimed at achieving sustainable livelihoods
on a mass scale,development and
dissemination of effective environmental managementsystems, design and advocacy of appropriate
policies and institutions.

Also President,
Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA)

President, Decentralised Energy Systems India Pvt Ltd (DESI Power)

President, TARAhaat.com

Managing Trustee, People First

Secretary General, People’s Commission on Environment & Development

Director, INFOTERRA, United Nations
Environment Programme, Nairobi

1976-82 :
Designed and established INFOTERRA, the International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information of the United
Nations. Created a global network in over 110 countries
to improve environmental information exchange. As Chairman, MIS, established
organisation-wide procedures for efficient flow of information. Undertook many other
assignmentsrelating to environmental management
techniques.

1972-76 :
As head of the first office of environment in the Government of India (and in the Third World) established the
organisational and functional basis forenvironmental policy-making in the country.
Was responsible for all activities
of the Department relating to Environmental Policy,
Environmental legislation, planning and management, Project appraisal, Pollution control, Human settlements, Transportation systems, Nature conservation, Energy, Appropriate
technology, S&T Policy, Futurology, Forecasting, Information Systems,
and Education.

Also As Chief Consultant,
and Member of Board of Directors, Delhi Transport Corp, designed new routing network, and scheduling, management
and information systems for
mass transport system. Managed implementation.

GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS

Member- National Security Advisory Board

- Science Advisory Council to
the Cabinet

- National Environment Council

- Delhi Urban Art Commission

- Indo-UK Roundtable for Strategic
Advice to Prime Ministers

GOVERNING BODIES

Chairman
- The Club of Rome

- Center for Our Common Future, Geneva

- WETV, the Global Access TV Channel, Ottawa

- International Facilitating Committee, Earth
Summit, Rio de Janeiro

- IUCN Commission on Environmental Planning

- ICSU/SCOPE Project
on Environmental Information, Paris

- SATIS, Utrecht

- National Advisory Committee on Environmental
Education, G.O.I.

- Indian Environment Congress, New Delhi

Special advisor- World Commission on Environment & Development, Geneva

BACKGOUND Father was university
professor and diplomat. Mother was college lecturer. Brother is a venture capitalist,
now working as CFO of TARAhaat. Wife is Deputy Director General (Retd) in the Ministry
of Tourism, GOI. Refugee from Pakistan, August 1947. Studied at 16 schools in 10
countries.